Tamerlane's Elephant Corps: War Beasts from Delhi to Samarkand

When Tamerlane invaded India in 1398, he faced a terrifying new weapon: war elephants. But instead of being crushed, he captured the beasts and turned them into the backbone of his own army. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Tamerlane adapted to elephant warfare at the Battle of Loni, how he used the elephants to intimidate his enemies in Syria and Anatolia, and the grueling logistics of moving a herd of elephants across the Hindu Kush. They also discuss the fate of the Indian war elephants after Tamerlane's death, and the legacy of his pachyderm corps in Timurid military history. #Tamerlane #WarElephants #DelhiSultanate #BattleOfLoni #Timurid #CentralAsia #IndianHistory #MongolWarfare #ElephantCorps #1398 #Samarkand #HinduKush #MilitaryHistory #SiegeWarfare #Chagatai #AnimalInWar #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo